Women & Family Fiqh
Ḥayḍ · istiḥāḍah · nifās · nikāḥ · ṭalāq — fair across the four schools.
Educational guidance, not a fatwa. For your specific situation, consult a qualified, trustworthy scholar.
These are well-known textbook positions of the four madhāhib for study — not a ruling on your case. Menstruation, miscarriage, divorce and custody are sensitive, personal matters: for anything affecting you, consult a qualified, trustworthy scholar (ideally an ʿālimah/muftiyah for women’s issues).
Highlight a school’s position (all four are always shown):
5 sections · 27 cited rulings
Ḥayḍ — Menstruation
Natural monthly bleeding — its durations, what it suspends, and the ghusl after.
Hadith on this section
Istiḥāḍah — Irregular Bleeding
Bleeding outside the limits of ḥayḍ — she still prays and fasts.
Hadith on this section
Nifās — Post-natal Bleeding
Bleeding after childbirth — its maximum, its rulings, and miscarriage cases.
Hadith on this section
Nikāḥ — Marriage
The pillars, the walī, the mahr, the forbidden categories and contract conditions.
Hadith on this section
Ṭalāq & Separation
Types of ṭalāq, khulʿ, faskh, ʿiddah, taking back, and the woman’s rights.
Hadith on this section
For your own situation
This page is general guidance, not a ruling for your case.
It cannot weigh the facts of your situation — the exact words said, the people involved, the law where you live. Put your question to a qualified scholar before acting on it.
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The differences between the schools are a mercy and a sign of the depth of this dīn — none of them is outside the agreed Muslim tradition. Approach these matters with taqwā, gentleness, and the counsel of those who know.